Kirjahaku

When first published, Capitalism as if the World Matters, by one of the leading 'eco-warriors' of our time, shocked a generation of both environmentalists and business people. Jonathon Porritt brushed aside their artificial battle lines with a powerful argument that the only way to save the world from environmental catastrophe is to embrace a new type of capitalism, and to do it quickly. In this substantially revised and updated edition, Porritt extends his powerful and controversial argument by providing fresh evidence and suggesting new actions. New content includes in-depth coverage of the USA, with case studies examining the role of huge American corporations such as Wal-Mart and General Electric, plus a close look at China and the global impact this economic giant may have in the twenty-first century. This is a must-read for everyone who has a stake in the future of the world, from business executives to environmental activists, from community leaders to the politicians with their hands on the levers of power. Published with Forum for the Future

A polemical book about climate change and what is needed to confront the climate emergency.

Tackles the pressing problem of how capitalism, and business, can provide a future of wealth, equity and ecological integrity. This book lays out the framework for 'sustainable capitalism' that cuts across the political divide and promises a prosperous future of wealth, equity and ecosystem integrity.

When first published, Capitalism as if the World Matters, by one of the leading 'eco-warriors' of our time, shocked a generation of both environmentalists and business people. Jonathon Porritt brushed aside their artificial battle lines with a powerful argument that the only way to save the world from environmental catastrophe is to embrace a new type of capitalism, and to do it quickly. In this substantially revised and updated edition, Porritt extends his powerful and controversial argument by providing fresh evidence and suggesting new actions. New content includes in-depth coverage of the USA, with case studies examining the role of huge American corporations such as Wal-Mart and General Electric, plus a close look at China and the global impact this economic giant may have in the twenty-first century. This is a must-read for everyone who has a stake in the future of the world, from business executives to environmental activists, from community leaders to the politicians with their hands on the levers of power. Published with Forum for the Future

What good is persuasion if no one is paying attention? Why Just Stop Oil's resolute young campaigners chose civil disobedience. The climate crisis deepens with terrifying predictability. Meanwhile, many of the young campaigners who seek to wake us up to the truth of this, through peaceful direct action, are silenced and stuck in prison. They do not see themselves as brave heroes, nor as dangerous extremists; they do care about science and the role it should play in government policy. As their personal profiles in the book reveal, their civil disobedience is driven by desperation, but motivated primarily by love - for those who have already felt the impact of a radically changing climate and for those whose lives will be blighted in the future, often in countries which have done least to cause the crisis. Misrepresented and often reviled in the media, Just Stop Oil and other 'Radical Flank' environmental campaigners will be deservedly recognised in future, just as the Suffragettes have been, for the crucially important role they continue to play in the climate movement. Theirs is a generation systematically betrayed by politicians. And by all of us who allow this to continue, on our watch, year after year. Six years on from the biggest climate protest in history in 2019, led by Greta Thunberg, young people remain largely shut out of ever more dysfunctional political processes, able only to beg for the scraps of a 'just transition' that would at best mitigate the coming devastation, much of which is now unavoidable. Just Stop Oil stopped active campaigning in March 2025. But for most of its remarkable young activists, the work of civil resistance goes on. They continue to shoulder the burden of attempting to secure change in a world locked into a deeply damaging status quo. Jonathon Porritt spent a year working with twenty-six Just Stop Oil campaigners to co-create Love, Anger & Betrayal, driven by a fierce commitment to Intergenerational Justice. The campaigners feel part of the interlinked chain of humanity, empathising more powerfully with future generations than so many of us, even when many of them may well decide never to have children of their own.

A book for facing head-on--and averting--the oncoming global climate change disaster, by inspiring people to move from general concern and passive support to active protagonists for change. Climate change is our era's defining issue. We know, beyond reasonable doubt, that climate change is accelerating. To face a challenge greater than humanity has ever seen before, we must also accelerate ourselves, by summoning a sense of urgency, courage, and shared effort to match it. Jonathan Porritt's Hope In Hell is meant to do just that, by confronting the issue directly and strongly, but also with inspiration and hope; it's not too late to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. Ultimately optimistic despite the dire challenge presented to the world, Porritt explores current science and new technologies, mobilization of younger people and political action, and encouraging intergenerational solidarity as older generations learn their own responsibilities in creating a better world for their successors.